Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 announced in India starting at Rs 9,999; open sale starts from 9 March

Xiaomi has finally introduced the Redmi Note 3 in India at an event held in New Delhi. The device is priced at Rs 9,999 for the 16GB variant and Rs 11,999 for 32GB variant. It is said to be the first ever Redmi smartphone to come with fingerprint sensor. It will be available in silver, gold and dark grey color variants. Open sale starts from March 9 at 2pm and will be initially available at mi.com and Amazon India and eventually, will be available eventually available via all other online and offline retailers. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 owners will also get two months of free service from Hungama. In addition, Xiaomi announced that the Mi 5 is coming to India in a month and also introdued the Mi Bluetooth speaker at Rs 1,999 along with a 20000mAh power bank. Both devices will be available end of the month. https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/705332139819192320?lang=en https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/705326206770659328?lang=en

 The smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch display featuring 1920 x 1080 pixels of resolution, that takes the pixel density all the way up to 403 ppi. It is also said to be the first Redmi device to get a Sunlight display in India. It is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 chipset coupled with 2GB or 3GB RAM, depending upon the storage space. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop based MIUI 7.

https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/705321736456245251?lang=en https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/705319766752436224?lang=en https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/705318680498929664?lang=en In terms of memory, it includes 16GB/32GB internal storage variants, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. It gets a 16MP rear snapper with with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF Autofocus along with a 5MP front-facing camera with the same f/2.0 aperture as well. A 4050mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 completes the package. The dual-SIM device is said to deliver a ‘Full-day battery life’ that actually lasts a whole day. It is also slated to last for more than 16 hours. During the launch event in India, Barra also stated that the Redmi Note 3 delivers better battery life than the Nexus 6P and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra said: “We are extremely excited to be launching Redmi Note 3 in India, which is the start of many firsts for us in 2016 and more than meets the demands of our hardcore Mi fans. We literally pioneered the category of ‘phablets’ below Rs 10,000 in India, and with Redmi Note 3 we are redefining what you can get in this category. 2016 is a significant year for us and we are looking forward to introduce even more amazing products in India in the year to come.” We got to spend some time with the Redmi Note 3 and in our very limited time, we found it to be a worthy upgrade over its predecessor. It has got some significant improvements and quite capable of taking the lineage forward. For more details, read our Redmi Note 3 first impressions .